Tutorial
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Lesson 1 FileMaker Pro basics
- Lesson 2 Browsing information
- Lesson 3 Finding and sorting records
- Use quick find to search a database
- Find records based on criteria in a single field
- Find records based on criteria in specific separate fields
- Find records that match multiple criteria in the same field
- Find records that match a range of criteria in the same field
- Narrow your search
- Save a find request to use later
- Find records using a Saved Find
- Sort your found set
- Add a new record in List View
- For more information
- Lesson 4 Creating a database and entering records
- Lesson 5 Customizing what you see
- Lesson 6 Creating lists, mailing labels, and form letters
- Lesson 7 Simplifying data entry
- Lesson 8 Automating tasks with buttons and scripts
- Lesson 9 Creating and running reports
- Lesson 10 Charting data
- Lesson 11 Making databases relational
- Lesson 12 Sharing and exchanging data
- Lesson 13 Protecting data in FileMaker Pro
- Lesson 14 Backing up your databases
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9. For button style, select Rounded button.
10. Click OK.
11. Notice that the insertion point is now in the center of your button. Type Go to Club List in your
button to identify it.
12. Click outside the button.
If you need to move the button, select it and drag it to the desired location as with any other layout element.
To test your button, click Save Layout then Exit Layout to switch to Browse mode, then click the button.
The button takes you to the Club List layout.
Perform a series of tasks using a script
As you have just seen, you can use a button to perform a single command. To make FileMaker Pro perform a
sequence of commands, use a script.
About scripts
A script lets you construct a series of instructions for FileMaker Pro to perform. Like buttons, scripts allow
you to automate most of the FileMaker Pro menu commands, as well as activate some commands not found
in the FileMaker Pro menu structure. Simple scripts can perform a single task, while complex scripts might
combine elements (such as user feedback and control) with programming techniques (such as branching and
looping) to make powerful, dynamic instruction sets.
Create a script to preview the Labels layout
1. Choose Scripts menu > Manage Scripts.
2. Click New to create a new script.
3. In the Script Name text box, type Preview Labels Layout.
4. Select the Go to Layout script step and click the Move button. (You can also select and move script steps
by double-clicking them.)
5. In the Script Step Options area, click Specify, choose Layout, then choose the Labels layout.
Specify the
Club List layout
Select
Rounded
button